My focus is obedience but I also train my 16 month old Mal in personal protection. It's not something I've ever done before but so awesome! I love training the 'street smart' skills as opposed to more stylized bite work. She loves working on the suit. It's awesome to see them doing something they are so natural at.

IPO is not a huge sport here but if it was I would probably be more inclined to train it, we don't have mondio here but it does really appeal to me.

For anyone in driving distance of Toronto Ontario, Wiley and I will be working in a seminar with a decoy Alberto Do-Carmo of France (Le Domaine des Eclaireurs) who is the training decoy of high level dogs competing and winning in major competitions in France. There will be a lot of nice dogs and puppies working at the seminar and it is a very welcoming crowd if you want to come watch for the day. Open to new dogs as well who want to try out the sport. Working spots are $100/day (discounts for 2 and 3 days), auditing spots are $25. You can PM me for info and contact/location details or look up North Toronto K9 Center on facebook for event details.